lemon law in tennessee
lemon law in tennessee STANDARDS OF THE TENNESSEE LEMON LAW The following is a brief explanation of most relevant provisions of the Tennessee lemon law. The complete text of the lemon law can be found at Tenn. Code Ann. VEHICLES COVERED The Tennessee lemon law covers a passenger motor vehicle and a motorcycle that is sold in Tennessee and is subject to registration and title in Tennessee
or any other state. The Tennessee lemon law does not cover motor homes used as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place; garden tractors; recreational vehicles or off-road vehicles; and vehicles over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. CONSUMERS COVERED The lemon law covers the following “consumers”:
1. The purchaser (other than for purposes of resale) or the lessee of a motor vehicle;
2. Any person to whom the motor vehicle is transferred during the duration of an express warranty for that vehicle; or 3. Any other person entitled by the terms of the warranty to enforce its obligations. The lemon law covers a subsequent transferee, but does not cover any governmental entity or any business or commercial entity that registers three or more vehicles. VEHICLE CONVERTERS The lemon law does not apply to
vehicle converters. PROBLEMS COVERED The lemon law covers any nonconformity to the warranty, defect or condition that substantially impairs the motor vehicle. This is referred to as a nonconformity. “Substantially impair” is defined to mean to render a vehicle unreliable or unsafe for normal operation or to reduce its resale market value below the average resale value for comparable vehicles. It is an affirmative
defense if the manufacturer can show that the alleged nonconformity does not substantially impair the motor vehicle, or the nonconformity is the result of abuse, neglect or unauthorized modifications or alterations of the vehicle lemon law in tennessee
lemon law in tennessee STANDARDS OF THE TENNESSEE LEMON LAW The following is a brief explanation of most relevant provisions of the Tennessee lemon law. The complete text of the lemon law can be found at Tenn. Code Ann. VEHICLES COVERED The Tennessee lemon law covers a passenger motor vehicle and a motorcycle that is sold in Tennessee and is subject to registration and title in Tennessee
or any other state. The Tennessee lemon law does not cover motor homes used as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place; garden tractors; recreational vehicles or off-road vehicles; and vehicles over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. CONSUMERS COVERED The lemon law covers the following “consumers”:
1. The purchaser (other than for purposes of resale) or the lessee of a motor vehicle;
2. Any person to whom the motor vehicle is transferred during the duration of an express warranty for that vehicle; or 3. Any other person entitled by the terms of the warranty to enforce its obligations. The lemon law covers a subsequent transferee, but does not cover any governmental entity or any business or commercial entity that registers three or more vehicles. VEHICLE CONVERTERS The lemon law does not apply to
vehicle converters. PROBLEMS COVERED The lemon law covers any nonconformity to the warranty, defect or condition that substantially impairs the motor vehicle. This is referred to as a nonconformity. “Substantially impair” is defined to mean to render a vehicle unreliable or unsafe for normal operation or to reduce its resale market value below the average resale value for comparable vehicles. It is an affirmative
defense if the manufacturer can show that the alleged nonconformity does not substantially impair the motor vehicle, or the nonconformity is the result of abuse, neglect or unauthorized modifications or alterations of the vehicle lemon law in tennessee
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